RSSMicrosoft Tool Blocks Typo Domains
By Nate Mook | Published April 10, 2006, 12:31 PM
Microsoft Research has released a new tool as part of its Strider project, which reveals third party domains that are being contacted in the background of a Web site. Called Strider URL Tracer, the Internet Explorer add-on also scans and blocks URLs that try to capitalize on misspellings, known as typo domains.
Many cybersquatters will register these typo domains and fill them with adult advertising or other inappropriate content. In turn, Strider URL Tracer will enable parents to proactively block such domains. The tool -- an extension of Microsoft Research's HoneyMonkey project -- generates a list of potential typos using five methods.
My test machines are all on IE7 so I can't play with this but I do have to say that although MS Research has kicked out some pretty neat stuff they suck at documenting and/or explaining it. I know they're just researchers, but still. I went to the screenshot section on the site and I'm not really sure what I saw.
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|No kidding, yohimbe. What a mess! Do they seriously think the average Joe Blow is going to have the patience to wade through all of those links. Come on, Microsoft ... hire some decent website designers for a change. I've seen Linux pages that looked better than that.
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|How long before someone sues Microsoft because their porn/spyware typo based sites been blocked.
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|Yeah... I really hate those typo domains... especially those that lead to spyware/porn-laced sites!
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|yah, seriously.
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|You mean like BetaNudes.com ? ;P
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|Seems like a great tool but doesn't work with IE 7.
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|yeah, maybe because this tool is for current IE users ..... not for people using betas
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|My guess is that it will be native to IE7 in the next beta.
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|I really wish my browser would automatically take me to www.domain.com when I accidentally type www.domain.cmo or some other typo =/
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|Hello!
But I don't want that tool changes http://www.domai.com to http://www.domain.com
Cheers, Roman
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